Most Important Stat
By John Scognamiglio
The men's basketball team has had two really important home wins in conference in the past ten days. Is there a key to the two victories at Pershing?
Well, one could argue that the key is senior guard Chip Sodemann who led the 'Dogs in scoring in both victories with 16 and 14 respectively. Also, you could look at junior forward Andy Calmes who led the 'Dogs with rebounds with 14 and nine. You can go on and on and on about certain players, certain situations, but there is one important stat that I feel helped this Bulldog team to victories in both of those games.
Homecourt advantage is probably one of the most overrated and underrated themes in statistics. A good example is that of the Seattle Seahawks who were undefeated at home this season because of their so-called "12th Man" at Qwest Field, all apologies to Texas A&M.
Wednesday night, January 25, 2006, the recorded attendance at Pershing Arena was 1472. Saturday afternoon, February 4, 2006, the recorded attendance at Pershing Arena was 1685.
For those keeping track, that's two home games, five point difference between wins and losses, and an astounding 3157 in attendance watching history in the making. It may be too early to call Pershing Arena the "6th Man," but this Bulldog squad has four more home games, including key matchups against the number three team in conference, Central Missouri State University Mules (who trail the Bulldogs by half a game in the conference standings) and a senior day matchup against currently 20-2 Southwest Baptist University, a squad who needed a little help to defeat the Bulldogs in overtime.
My goal, my plea, my wish, is on Saturday, February 25, 2006, the Pershing Arena Faithful, all Bulldog basketball fans, make their voices heard, and tear off the ceiling of the building, and set a new attendance record for Pershing Arena. We as a school, we as a community, can set the bar for the future by watching history in the making. 2000 people? We only need a few hundred more for that. 2500? Nice number, one quarter of ten thousand. Let's shoot for 3000 or more, so that 3000 people can shout, make noise, storm the court and say they saw something that they've never seen before.
The men's basketball team has had two really important home wins in conference in the past ten days. Is there a key to the two victories at Pershing?
Well, one could argue that the key is senior guard Chip Sodemann who led the 'Dogs in scoring in both victories with 16 and 14 respectively. Also, you could look at junior forward Andy Calmes who led the 'Dogs with rebounds with 14 and nine. You can go on and on and on about certain players, certain situations, but there is one important stat that I feel helped this Bulldog team to victories in both of those games.
Homecourt advantage is probably one of the most overrated and underrated themes in statistics. A good example is that of the Seattle Seahawks who were undefeated at home this season because of their so-called "12th Man" at Qwest Field, all apologies to Texas A&M.
Wednesday night, January 25, 2006, the recorded attendance at Pershing Arena was 1472. Saturday afternoon, February 4, 2006, the recorded attendance at Pershing Arena was 1685.
For those keeping track, that's two home games, five point difference between wins and losses, and an astounding 3157 in attendance watching history in the making. It may be too early to call Pershing Arena the "6th Man," but this Bulldog squad has four more home games, including key matchups against the number three team in conference, Central Missouri State University Mules (who trail the Bulldogs by half a game in the conference standings) and a senior day matchup against currently 20-2 Southwest Baptist University, a squad who needed a little help to defeat the Bulldogs in overtime.
My goal, my plea, my wish, is on Saturday, February 25, 2006, the Pershing Arena Faithful, all Bulldog basketball fans, make their voices heard, and tear off the ceiling of the building, and set a new attendance record for Pershing Arena. We as a school, we as a community, can set the bar for the future by watching history in the making. 2000 people? We only need a few hundred more for that. 2500? Nice number, one quarter of ten thousand. Let's shoot for 3000 or more, so that 3000 people can shout, make noise, storm the court and say they saw something that they've never seen before.
posted by Anonymous at Sunday, February 05, 2006
2 Comments:
Can we see a post other than one about basketball? I mean, yes basketball is doing great right now and everything, but let's give other sports credit. Do you guys remember that women's swimming was nat'l champs for five years in a row? Men's team is also stellar. How about women's basketball -- how come we're we've won just one MIAA game? Wrestling, roller hockey, Indoor track. The possibilities are endless.
Also, may think about writing reactions to national or international sporting events. Super Bowl XL, the upcoming Olympics and the World Cup.
Just my thoughts though. I'm still enjoying what I'm reading. Keep up the good work guys.
OK, I just read about women's basketball. Sorry about that.
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